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I didn't write a web request logger, Claude did — we named it Snorticus

I wanted to manually verify that API responses look correct before and after a deploy. That simple need turned into a full-blown tool with a web UI, scheduled crawls, cross-session diffing, and a name that took longer to agree on than any actual feature.

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A custom Fusion Cache backplane using Optimizely's Event Broker

A practical look at implementing an IFusionCacheBackplane using the built-in IEventBroker in Optimizely to keep L1 caches in sync across instances.

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Is AsyncBlockComponent Safe to Use in Optimizely CMS 12?

AsyncBlockComponent in Optimizely CMS 12 looks like a true async solution, but a hidden GetAwaiter().GetResult() call in the rendering pipeline can cause deadlocks under load. Here's what you need to know.

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How to configure Filebeat, Logstash and Kibana for parsed logging

Learn how to read IIS server logs and structured Serilog logs using Filebeat, and ship them via Logstash to Elasticsearch

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How to correlate IIS request log with application log

Learn how to share a correlation ID between IIS server logs and structured Serilog logs

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How to pause traffic using YARP reverse proxy

Discover the process of configuring YARP as a reverse proxy, enabling the capability to temporarily pause and resume traffic directed towards the destination.

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How to reuse data in multiple rules using FluentValidation

Discover a method of caching costly lookups performed in multiple validators within the scope of a request

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Using master keys to control Episerver cache

Learn an simple and efficient way to make use of Episervers abstractions for caching and cache invalidation

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Trying to implement Partytown in .NET Core application - HTML integration

Take part in the painful path of trying to use Partytown in a multi page application

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How to show up on Google with SSG Next.js web application

Reflecting on the challenges and solutions for getting a Next.js static site indexed by Google.

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How to use CacheTagHelper with content areas in Optimizely

Improve performance in Optimizely CMS by effectively using the CacheTagHelper with Content Areas.

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Benchmarking Episerver serializable carts

Comparing performance between traditional and serializable carts in Episerver Commerce (Optimizely).

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A practical guide to improve your core web vitals

Embark on the journey of optimizing the performance of a multi-page web application and learn about the low-hanging fruits that you can adapt

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Core web vitals - Prelude

Join the journey of improving web performance on a large e-commerce site, moving from massive bundles to optimized Core Web Vitals.

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Combining enums and Visitor pattern

Explore a clean architectural pattern by combining C# Enums with the Visitor Pattern to avoid messy switch statements.

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My favourite git command

A quick tip on how to recover changes from a branch created off the wrong base using a simple git checkout command.

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